UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 19, 2019
SYNLOGIC, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-37566 | 26-1824804 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
301 Binney St., Suite 402 Cambridge, MA | 02142 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617)401-9975
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock | SYBX | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR§240.12b-2).
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Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(e) On December 19, 2019, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Synlogic, Inc. (the “Company”) resolved by written consent to reactivate the Company’s 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (the “2015 ESPP”) and approved an amendment to the 2015 ESPP to (i) reduce the permitted payroll deduction and number of shares of the Company’s common stock that a participant may purchase per calendar year and offering period under the 2015 ESPP and (ii) establish a period for enrollment for eligible participants. The Company previously adopted and the Company’s stockholders previously approved the 2015 ESPP. On November 23, 2016, the Board suspended the 2015 ESPP pursuant to the terms of the 2015 ESPP. The reactivation of the 2015 ESPP is effective immediately. The Company’s executive officers are eligible to participate in the 2015 ESPP.
The foregoing summary of the amendment to the 2015 ESPP does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the 2015 ESPP, filed hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
10.1 | Synlogic, Inc. 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SYNLOGIC, INC. | ||||||
Date: December 20, 2019 | By: | /s/ Gregg Beloff | ||||
Name: | Gregg Beloff | |||||
Title: | Interim Chief Financial Officer |